Woman Wounded by Gunshots Upgraded to Serious Condition

Despite initial reports of an attempted murder charge in Tuesday's shooting, county prosecutors have issued a warrant for first-degree assault. What's the difference? Find out at the Kitsap Sun's Crime and Justice Forum.

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A 27-year-old Bremerton woman who was the victim of six gunshot wounds Tuesday has undergone surgery at Harborview Medical Center and has been upgraded to serious condition, according to a spokeswoman at the hospital this morning.

The man believed by police to have shot her, 28-year-old Darrin Darrell Maiden, of Bremerton, remains at large, detectives said this morning.

A $500,000 arrest warrant for domestic violence first-degree assault with a deadly weapon has been issued by the Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office for his arrest.

Officers were called to a residential area near Ninth Street and Montgomery Avenue at about 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday after reports of gunshots and a man running with a semiautomatic pistol.

A short time later, a woman drove into the Safeway parking lot on Callow Avenue with gunshot wounds.

When police arrived at Safeway, she told them, "Darrin Maiden shot me," according to court documents.

Police believe Maiden allegedly shot the woman while in the car on Montgomery Avenue — with a 4-year-old child in the back seat — and the woman drove to Safeway as Maiden fled. Police believe the two have two children together, a 4-year-old and a 2-year-old.

Medics responding at the parking lot found a spent bullet on the gurney where the victim was laying and handed it over to detectives.